Fog, rain on the way for N.J. this week, but no snow

A lone pedestrian comes into sight just a block away on the Avon boardwalk as a think blanket of fog envelopes the Jersey Shore in this 2011 file photo. File photo

A series of low pressure systems moving through New Jersey this week will bring fog and rain, but temperatures won’t be dropping enough to lay down a blanket of snow over the Garden State.

Light rain will continue throughout the night, dropping about a tenth of an inch in most places throughout the state. Low winds and increasing moisture in the clouds will lead to fog this evening which could stick around for most of the day tomorrow, said Mitchell Gaines, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly.

“It could still be patchy throughout the afternoon and evening,” he said.

Gaines said the fog will persist until the sun can penetrate the cloud cover to burn it off, but this time of year typically sees lower amounts of light.

“It’s kind of one of the reasons why we’ve had an excessive amount of fog throughout the month so far,” he added.

Tonight’s scattered showers are the result of a low pressure system seated over the Great Lakes. Another system will be moving into the area from the south tomorrow, bringing heavier rains which could deposit up to a half inch or more in some areas Monday night and Tuesday morning, Gaines said.

But temperatures won’t drop below the 40-degree mark until a third cold front moves into the area, he added.

“High temperatures through Thursday are expected to be in the 50s across most of the state, perhaps some areas in the north and west could be in the 40s,” Gaines said. “Thursday night into Friday we do cool back down a little bit towards the seasonal normal for this time of the year.”